He suffered a severe stroke in 1976 that left his left side paralyzed and ended his commercial work.[9] Brown and his family moved to Dawes County, Nebraska; with his wife's help, Brown continued to paint landscapes until his death in 1991.

In 1994, Mel Bucklin's documentary about Reynold Brown entitled The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters was broadcast on US public television.[10] A book reproducing many of Brown's artworks, Reynold Brown: A Life in Pictures, was published in 2009.[8]

^Brown's artwork on film posters was unsigned. Brown's own records of the film posters on which he worked have been posted by his son, Franz Brown. See "Movie Campaigns, A Listing". Retrieved 2013-03-12.